Where does “säätöruuvi” come from?

säätöruuvi (Finnish) comes from Finnish ruuvi, from Middle Low German schrūve, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- — dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth.

säätöruuvi (Finnish): adjustment screw, adjustment nut

Definitions

  1. adjustment screw, adjustment nut

Ancestry of “säätöruuvi”, step by step

säätöruuvi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ruuvi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishruuviscrew
2Middle Low Germanschrūvescrew machine
3Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱer-dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth

via Finnish säätö

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsäätöadjustment, control, regulation; tuning, messing...
2Finnishsäätääto adjust, regulate, tune, control; to enact;...
3Proto-Finnicsäätädäkto arrange, organize
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- →Every word from Middle Low German schrūve →Every word from Finnish ruuvi →